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Time off for illness
Answer for the clue "Time off for illness ", 10 letters:
sick leave
Word definitions for sick leave in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Paid absence from work specifically to recover from illness.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Sick leave (or paid sick days or sick pay ) is time off from work that workers can use to stay home to address their health and safety needs without losing pay. Paid sick leave is a statutory requirement in many nations around the world. Most European, ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Accumulating days for sick leave proved to be a trap. ▪ I could take the afternoon off from work as sick leave . ▪ It also accounted for 11.6% of sick leave . ▪ J Nyberg had now returned from sick leave . ▪ She took every bit ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a leave of absence from work because of illness